the sales pitch has worked on miguel rivera and his pregnant wife wendy. ready to add a baby and a dog to the family. >> a special there, any dog for $12. we just kind of made a dog happy today. >> reporter: at this shelter, it's exactly what they want for the holidays. this little guy is christopher. he's one of 500 animals they keep at this shelter alone. we asked why they see dogs dropped off or abandoned this time of year. often people just can't afford to take care of them. >> there are six shelters taking part in this special sale. their goal is to adopt out 1200 animals. >>> the annual christmas tree lighting took lace this even at the state capital. as part of the state's tradition, many of the ornaments were made by children and adults with developmental disamounts. a choir from the oakland school of the arts provided some of the entertainment. >>> showers have died down this evening. live stormtracker 2 shows basically clean on the radar, there's a few sprinkles, and drizzle showing up. most of it has ended. we had a real wet period. take a look